Mennonite Weekly Review

Aug. 2 issue

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  Lutherans, Anabaptists reconcile

  STUTTGART, Germany — Representatives of 70 million Lutherans around the world asked forgiveness July 22 for the violent persecution of Anabaptists in the 16th century.

  They also apologized for negative portrayals of Anabaptists and Mennonites that have continued in their communities and theological institutions.

• EMU grad speaks up for undocumented students

  HARRISONBURG, Va. — For years, Isabel Castillo lived in the shadows in Harrisonburg.

• MCC, MEDA helping Haiti’s homeless

  Haitians left homeless by January’s earthquake are getting construction help from a collaborative venture.

• Cyclist’s goal: 10,000 miles for MDS

  Neal Friesen, 26, wasn’t sure what he wanted to do next in life.

• EMS graduate writes on pro-life ethics

  HARRISONBURG, Va. — “This is a book about killing.”

• EMU, Christopher Dock grad gets big-league baseball call

  More than most baseball players, Erik Kratz paid his dues to earn a big-league job.

• Hope for the prodigal church

  HESSTON, Kan. — The church in Western culture is like the prodigal son in Jesus’ parable.

• Mudslides cover homes in Guatemala

  GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Just a few minutes after Claudia Almanzo, 23, and her two children left their house, a mudslide swept over their tin-roof, wooden house, burying it.

• Role-play points to hope amid conflict

  BLUFFTON, Ohio — What appeared at first to be a heated exchange between the Central District Conference president and one of its pastors turned out to be a role-play of a healthy approach to conflict.

• New York settlers’ descendants share lessons of past

  CROGHAN, N.Y. — Descendants of the original 20 Mennonite families who settled here gathered with 400 others to celebrate 20 years of Zwanzigstein Fest.

• Goshen students do summer research

  GOSHEN, Ind. — From exploring stress on honeybees to the relationship between math and music to the stories of stillbirth, 18 Goshen College students spent the summer doing intense study and research.

• Blogger shares culinary journey

  NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — The movie Julie & Julia and a love for good food has inspired a Newton woman to embark on a culinary journey.

• EMM fair features a world of sights, smells, stories

  LANCASTER, Pa. — All around the world, good food, entertainment and friendly people will bring a lot of smiles.

• Bluffton group sees China boom

  BLUFFTON, Ohio — Chad Kinnear got to see how his company does business on the other side of the world.

• Surprising spree of saucy books from Anabaptist women

  Rhoda Janzen’s life is the stuff of a riveting, albeit unfortunate, tale.

• Longtime India missionary dies at 92

  BERNE, Ind. — Olga Claassen’s life of service to God took her to India and Indiana, and a few other places besides.

• How work-friendly is your church?

  Churches expand God’s reach when they celebrate their members’ Monday-to-Friday activities.

• On reading Martha and Doris

  On vacation I browsed through several copies of Martha Stewart’s Living magazine from the library.

• Sharing their world

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Traveling with Kelemua to one of her training events for women had seemed like a good idea.

• Fire destroys historic Ohio sanctuary, building

  A fire on July 13 destroyed part of a church building in Holmes County, Ohio, that was more than 100 years old.

• Chileans rebuild, witness in months after quake

  In the five months since a devastating earthquake, Mennonite churches in Chile have engaged in mutual aid and witness.

• EMU program addresses mental health

  HARRISONBURG, Va. — A new program will be in place this fall at Eastern Mennonite University to help students succeed who are dealing with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit issues or other similar challenges.

• MB church members among dead and wounded in Congo fuel explosion

  KINSHASA, Congo — Mennonite Brethren churches in eastern Congo are raising funds to aid victims of a July 2 fuel truck explosion that killed or wounded more than 100 members of one of their congregations.

• Church of the Brethren annual meeting delegates condemn use of torture

  PITTSBURGH — Members of the Church of the Brethren condemned torture as a “blatant violation of the tenets of our faith” at their annual meeting.

• Good news: Jesus sets us free

  One of our friends got an incredible deal after a period of unemployment: His prospective employer paid off the $15,000 debt he and his wife had accumulated while unemployed.

July 19 issue

• MC USA considers moving Arizona convention

  Mennonite Church USA is wondering if it should stay or it should go.

• Network in Germany helps soldiers find a way out of the military

  BAMMENTAL, Germany — J.T.’s father was killed in a car accident.

• Ex-convict plans his return to prison as a volunteer, Bible in hand

  WINNIPEG, Man. — It has only been 10 months since Ryan Martens was released from prison, but he’s already planning his return.

• Foreign aid, local compassion as MCC continue response to Haiti earthquake

  WINNIPEG, Man. — Mennonite Central Committee has approved $3.4 million in projects in the first six months of its five-year response to the Haiti earthquake.

• Pentecost in Philadelphia

  PHILADELPHIA — Each church presented a song in its members’ own language, which gave worshipers the feeling of traveling around the world.

• With MDS, students put theory into practice

  Weir, Miss. — David Hochstetler was astonished by the damage a tornado caused in this town of 500.

• EMU peace camp grows

  HARRISONBURG, Va. — Two years after it started as a brief pilot program, an interreligious summer camp continues to grow dramatically.

• Bluffton students to perform in N.Y.

  BLUFFTON, Ohio — Four Bluffton University music students will take their talents to a New York City stage Oct. 21.

• Goshen turning turf into prairie

  GOSHEN, Ind. — What was once turf and a collection of recycling bins is becoming a rolling prairie.

• Iowa students experience Poland

  KALONA, Iowa — Five students from Iowa Mennonite School spent part of their summer learning about Polish life and culture.

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